WUCIOA - What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 2 - Association Records

April 19th, 2018
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA has much more detail about records and owners’ rights to access them. (But this is not legal advice for your specific association) The Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) is a new law that takes effect on July 1, 2018.… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws, Records, WUCIOA
Tags: association records, community association, condo, condo association, condominium, condominium act, condominium association, condominium law, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, records, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

Association Required to Provide Names and Addresses of Delinquent Owners

April 22nd, 2016
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
The Kansas Court of Appeals held that Kansas law requires a homeowners association to disclose the names and addresses of delinquent homeowners. Although this case was decided in Kansas, it could be an indication of how a Washington court might decid… Read More
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Categories: Collections, Records

Member E-mail Addresses & Phone Numbers Subject to Disclosure?

January 15th, 2016
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Valerie Farris Oman
A Utah court recently ruled that under the Utah Nonprofit Corporation Act an association is not obligated to provide a member with the email addresses and phone numbers of other members. Although this case was decided by a Utah court interpreting the… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct, Records

Association Records - Whether & How Long to Keep Them

July 26th, 2014
Posted By
Valerie Farris Oman
Under Washington law, COAs and HOAs are required to keep various kinds of records. We have visited the issue of what to include within Association records in the past (see our blog post here). However, Associations might want more specific guidance w… Read More
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Categories: Governing Documents, Records